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Using a Title to Determine Main Idea (Nonfiction)
Young readers explore a nonfiction text for its main idea. They will listen to the book Animal Sight by Kirsten Hall, and then observe as the teacher models a main idea think-aloud. Later, for independent practice, they listen to the...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Second Grade Skills Unit 6: The War of 1812
An English language arts unit closely examines spelling, grammar, reading, and writing skills. Scholars practice spelling patterns and tricky words. A read-aloud details the War of 1812 and introduces adverbs, and a close reading looks...
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Einstein and His Times
Scholars research and present on the historical happenings of 1919. After sharing their findings, pupils debate about how Congress dealt with the moral issues of the time. The evaluation asks learners to write a persuasive...
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I like...
In this writing worksheet, students have 3 choices for each problem to choose what they like, and write a sentences about it. Students write 4 sentences.
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Writing a Friendly Letter
Students write a friendly letter using the four standard sentence. In this friendly letter lesson plan, students use correct sentence structure and punctuation in pairs.
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Math Assessment: Counting, Ordering, Writing Number Sentences
In this math assessment worksheet, students complete a 6 question quiz with a variety of skills. Included skills are ordering from greatest to least, writing number sentences to match a picture, and subtraction with borrowing.
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Checking Subtraction with Addition and Writing Number Sentences
In this math worksheet, students complete 12 subtraction problems which they check with addition. They solve 6 short mixed word problems and write a number sentence for each while solving it.
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Regents Exam Questions A.A.2: Expressions
For this writing expressions worksheet, students solve 2 multiple choice questions. Students write an equation given a sentence and write a sentence given an equation.
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Using a Computer To Write a Letter- Verbs
In this writing on the computer worksheet, students study the steps to follow when writing a letter on the computer. Students read 20 sentences and fill in the proper verb from the word bank.
Tech Coach Corner
Diagramming Sentences
Show this presentation to demonstrate how to diagram sentences. Meant for more advanced grammarians who know the difference between indirect and direct objects, this PowerPoint adds on new elements to each slide. The graphics and sound...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Sentence Match
Ask your class to puzzle out the meaning of various affixes. Learners read sentences and develop a new word with an affix to replace the underlined words. They write down the words and help to categorize them by affix.
University of North Carolina
Style
Just like you choose your clothes to ensure they fit the occasion, you should choose your words deliberately while writing. Style, the main topic of one handout in a series on writing skills, involves choosing words carefully and paying...
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See, Say, Write and Read!
Support children with developing their reading, writing, and spelling skills. Children start by reading and writing the words the, can, and jump before reading three sentences describing animals that can jump.
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Order! Order!
Polish organization skills in your youngsters. With this lesson, they are introduced to the trait of organization and participate in activities that reinforce organization. They cut apart a familiar story, receive different...
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Social Studies: Essay Outline
Here is a resource intended for a social studies class, but great no matter the subject. It's a complete outline for an essay. It includes space to write ideas related to the thesis, supporting details, transition sentences and words,...
Math Worksheets Land
Adding Objects in Rectangular Arrays Independent Worksheet
After analyzing objects arranged in rectangular arrays, youngsters write addition sentences to describe each. Model this for the class before they start, as the idea isn't completely clear. Note the third question may throw some students...
K12 Reader
Noun Clauses: Acting as a Noun
Noun clauses and how they function in sentences is the focus of this exercise, the final resource in a series of 36 grammar worksheets.
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Punctuation
Should that pause in your sentence be long, short, or somewhere in between? Practice using commas and semicolons with a series of grammar activities. High schoolers read a series of sentences and paragraphs and decide where they should...
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Phrases and Clauses
Clarify the different types of phrases and clauses that young writers can use to vary their sentence structure. A helpful slideshow presentation encourages your class to fix sentences by adding more interesting phrases and clauses,...
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Foolish Fragments
The sixteen slides in this presentation thoroughly explain fragments in order to reinforce writing complete sentences. It includes many examples, as well as four multiple choice questions where students must decide which sentence is...
K12 Reader
Nouns Verbs: Write it Both Ways
A five-item activity challenges scholars to write two sentences using the same verb in two different ways—as a noun and a verb.
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How To Do an AHAP DBQ
How is an essay like a hamburger? Detailing the "meaty" parts of a well-written essay, this presentation takes students through the process of using a strong thesis statement to write a thorough and engaging response to a Document Based...
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Thesis Statement + Projected Plan = Introduction
Set up your writers for writing strong introductions with a formula for putting together supported thesis statements. This reference page breaks the process down and provides an example of how to compose a thesis statement, develop a...
Prestwick House
New (March 2016) SAT Writing and Language Test Practice
Prepare class members for the SAT Writing and Language exam with a practice test that prepares students for the types of questions and the kind of language used in the exam. Test takers must select the best way to fix poorly...